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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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